Background
He was born at Lyon, but was said to come of a noble and ancient family in Hungary. Some historians called in question both the place and date of his birth, and also his noble descent.
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Ferdinand Geramb
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He became abbot and procurator-general of Louisiana Trappe. He took an active part in the struggles of the monarchies in Europe against the French Revolution, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-general. In 1808 he fell into the hands of Napoleon, who imprisoned him in the fortress of Vincennes until 1814, when the allied powers entered Paris.
After bidding farewell to the Tsar and Emperor of Austria, he resolved to leave the world.
lieutenant was at this time that he met the Review Father Eugene, Abbot of Notre Dame du Portuguese du Salut, near Laval (France), of whom he begged to be admitted as a novice in the community.
He pronounced his vows in 1817. He was sent, in 1827, to the monastery of Mountain.
Olivet (Alsace). During the Revolution of 1830 de Géramb faced a troop of insurgents that had come to pillage the monastery.
Though the religious had been dispersed, the abbey was spared pillage. lieutenant was at this time that Brother Mary Joseph made his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On his return in 1833, he went to Rome, where he held the office of procurator-general of Louisiana Trappe.
He soon gained the esteem of Pope Gregory XVI, who, though he was not a priest, named him titular abbot with the insignia of the ring and pectoral cross, a privilege without any precedent.
Even under the monk"s cowl the great nobleman could occasionally be seen distributing in alms considerable sums of money which he had received from his family to defray his expenses. He died in Rome, aged 76.
Six children had been born to him, of which number two died in their youth.
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Religion
Catholic Church